Dr. Curtis Ellison
Title:
Professor of History Emeritus
Director, Colligan History Project
Education:
PhD 1970, University of Minnesota
MA, University of Minnesota
BA, University of Alabama
Teaching and Research Interests:
- American regionalism and popular culture
- History of Miami University
Courses Recently Taught:
- AMS/HST 213 Appalachia: Cultures and Music
- AMS/HST 214 History of Miami University
Selected Publications:
- General editor, Miami University, 1809-2009: Bicentennial Perspectives, 2009
- Editor with William Pratt, The Big Ballad Jamboree, A Novel by Donald Davidson, University Press of Mississippi, 1996
- Country Music Culture: From Hard Times to Heaven, University Press of Mississippi, 1995
Work in Progress:
Dr. Ellison’s current book project places the social history of Miami University in the context of local culture, national social and economic forces, and the history of higher education since 1809.